HIGHER LEARNING FOR YOUR GAME

In his first two years at Kalamazoo College, Coach Murphy has built a program on the rise, building a 23-19 record and reaching the MIAA Tournament semifinals in each year and reach the top 20 in the central region. In addition to his coaching duties, Murphy is the Central Regional Chair of the NCAA Women’s Tennis Committee, Central Regional Chair of the ITA Ranking Committee, and is the Head Coach for the USTA/WMTA Marian Baird Wood Girls 18’s Team.

Murphy came to Kalamazoo College after 11 years as associate head men’s and women’s tennis coach at his alma mater, Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He has also been the assistant director of Coe’s Clark Racquet Center since 2005. Murphy played and coached at Coe under Eric Rodgers, a 1979 Kalamazoo College graduate and member of two of Coach George Acker’s NCAA III National Championship teams.

Murphy graduated from Coe College in 1998 with a bachelor’s degree in political science and business administration.

Associate Director:
Mark Riley, Head Men's Coach, Kalamazoo College

Mark Riley was named Kalamazoo College’s head men’s tennis coach and assistant director of the USTA Boys’ 18 & 16 National Championships on June 29, 2007. Mark assisted at the 2007 tournament and began directing it in 2008. Since arriving in Kalamazoo in 2008, Riley has led the Hornets to four MIAA championships with a 24-0 league record. The Hornets also have a 63-33 overall record during that span. Riley's 2010 Kalmazaoo College team advanced to the NCAA III Regional Championship match. The Hornets' also sent two players (Pat Boyd/Cyrus Jadun) to the NCAA III Doubles Championships where they earned All-American honors. Riley, a 1982 graduate of Kalamazoo College, was head men’s tennis coach at the University of Pennsylvania for seven seasons before returning to Kalamazoo. He led the Quakers to Ivy League championships in 2006 and 2007 and Eastern College Athletic Conference championships in 2005 and 2006. At Pennsylvania, Riley coached eight First Team All-Ivy selections, two Ivy League Rookies of the Year and an Intercollegiate Tennis Association Northeast Rookie of the Year. In 2006, Riley was named Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Northeast Region Coach of the Year, United States Tennis Association-Middle States Tennis Association Section Coach of the Year, and Philadelphia Area Tennis District Collegiate Coach of the Year. In addition to his coaching responsibilities, Riley was Tournament Director for the ITA East Region Championships in 2002 and 2006.